Hame and trace connector



No. 6|4,908. Patented Nov. 29, I898. J. E. WALTON.

NAME AND TRACE CONNECTOR.

' (Application filed am. 29, 1897.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES ATENT FFTCE JOHN E. \VALTON, OF RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA.

HAME AND TRACE CONNECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 614,908, dated November 29, 1898. Application filed September 29, 1897. Serial No. 658,502. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN E. WALTON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Raleigh, in the county of Wake and State of North Carolina, have invented a new and useful I-Iame-Tug, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the present invention is the provision of a hame-tug of simple construction which can be readily adjusted to any desired elevation to vary the position of the draft with reference to the same or different animals, so that the pressure may be brought to bear upon any portion of the shoulder, whereby a sore or tender spot may be relieved of a degree of pressure which would otherwise cause suffering and pain to the animal.

For a full understanding of the merits and advantages of the invention referenceis to be had to the accompanying drawings and the following description.

The improvementis susceptible of various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof, and to a full disclosure of the invention an adaptation thereof is shown in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is afront view of ahame, showing the invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a transverse section on the line X X of Fig. 1 on a larger scale. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the plate which is secured to the hame, the draft-hook being omitted and the upper portion of the set-screw and guide being broken away. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the draft-hook reversed.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in the several views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The plate 1, which is bolted or otherwise firmly attached to a hame 2, is provided with lugs 3, having apertures in vertical alinement or coincident relation to receive a guide 4: and a set-screw 5, the latter being mounted in the lugs so as to turn freely therein and having a flattened head 6 at one end, by means of which the set-screw can be turned to adjust the draft-hook 7 to the required elevation. The guide 4 has a head at its lower end which is transversely apertured to receive a ring 8, to which the breast-chain is attached when the animal is harnessed.

The draft-hook 7 has an opening to receive the guide 4 and an internally-threaded opening for the reception of the set-screw 5 and is movable vertically between the lugs 3, being adjusted by turning the set-screw 5 in one or the other direction. The guide 4 is parallel with the set-screw and much stouter and is intended to receive the greater part of the strain, thereby preventing the bending of the set-screw, which would destroy its usefulness. A series of shoulders 9 are formed on the rear side of the draft-hook and interlock with a corresponding series of shoulders, ribs, or vertical projections 10, provided on' the outer face of the plate 1 and extending between the lugs 3. The purpose of the parts 9 and 10 is to secure a positive interlocking between the plate and drafthook, so as to materially relieve the guide 4 and set-screw 5 of the strain and load when the device is in operation. These interlocking ribs, shoulders, or parts 9 and 10 are formed integrally with the hook and plate and sustain a material portion of the load, as will be readily understood.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1. A hame attachment comprising a plate provided at its ends with outwardly-extend- .ing lugs and on the same side having the lugs and between them with a vertical series of parallel shoulders or ribs, a screw journaled in the ends of the lugs and having parallel relation with the said shoulders, and a draft-hook mounted upon the saidscrew and movable vertically thereby and having a corresponding series of shoulders or ribs at its innerside to interlock with the vertical shoulders of the plate, substantially as described.

2. In a hame attachment, the combination of a plate provided at its ends with outwardly-extending lugs and on the side having the lugs and between them with a Vertical series of parallel shoulders or ribs, a guide-rod mounted at its ends in the lugs and parallel with the said shoulders, a screw journaled at its ends in the said lugs and parallel with the guide-rod and with the aforesaid shoulders, and a draft-hook loosely mounted upon the guide-rod and having a threaded opening to receive the said screw by means of which it is adjusted Vertically, said drafthook having a corresponding series of shoulders or ribs at its inner side to match and i0 interlock with the vertical shoulders or ribs of the plate, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

J OHN E. \VALTON.

lVitn esses:

C. S. LAMBETH, II. B. YOUNG. 

